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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2015
Applicants:
Mohammed Islam, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Guillaume Lacalmontie, Elkridge, MD (US);
Eric Ducharne, Laurel, MD (US);
Inventors:
Mohammed Islam, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Guillaume Lacalmontie, Elkridge, MD (US);
Eric Ducharne, Laurel, MD (US);
Assignee:
Postis LLC, Halethorpe, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/44 (2006.01); G01N 3/303 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/86 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 29/393 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/442 (2013.01); G01N 3/303 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for detecting Poly-Bag and Poly Wrap on mail pieces, intended to be a sub-assembly on a mail unit open system that automatically opens wrapped bundles of either letter or flat mail. The system generally includes two orthogonally-opposed but otherwise identical Poly Bag Detectors both controlled by a programmable controller and deploying a swinging pendulum test, plus a Poly Wrap detector employing a rolling friction wheel test.